An account of the wildlife I come across and hopefully pictures to bring the account closer

Friday, 27 April 2012

Friday 27th. April 2012

Well , at last a half decent day to get out and about , still windy , but drier and warmer , but good to be out . I headed for Bough Beech Reservoir , forgetting just how cold it can be on the causeway when the wind is blowing down the reservoir , as it was today . Pushed for time , it's the picture and comment post tonight .

On the small island in the middle of the Roy Coles Scrape , a pair of preening Shellduck .

The female Coot had just got off this nest with at least 3 eggs , calling for her partner .

Bet she wished she hadn't bothered , all she got was a bout of domestic violence .

Over the North Lake , one of a pair of Common Terns , several others on the main reservoir .

In the woods alongside the reservoir , a Cuckoo flew close and called , then flew closer and called again , only trouble the usual branch syndrome .

Had better luck with my first Common Whitethroat of the year , in full song .

Why are singing Goldcrests always high in the tree ?

Juvenile Slow Worm , apart from size , the thin dark line along the length of it's body says so .

Lots of Bugle / Ajuga reptans found in flower .

After failing to get a shot of a mobile male , this female Orange Tip was a poser .

Even happy for a top shot too .

Found quite a few long horn moths / Adela reamurella , this male seems to have lost one of his antennae .

Almost got a static shot of a Bank Vole / Clethrionomys glareolus , but as you can see , the front end is just about to exit right .

And finally for tonight , I found this Guinea Fowl in a field with sheep and lambs . I just photographed it , a certain other Blogger would probably added it to his year list .
Looks like another wet one tomorrow , so will finish off today's visit then .

3 comments:

Some very nice pics today Greenie. Particularly like the Shelducks. Don't know about you but i've hardly seen any Orange Tips this Spring, maybe it's the weather.I like your new header picture and well done with capturing the 'dance of the snakes' yet again.

A lovely photo of the Shellducks and also the beautiful Whitethroat Greenie. You had a better day than we did yesterday, no sun here at all just more rain! Good to see you are seeing butterflies. They had such a bad year here last year and I fear it may be no better this time. I haven't seen any for weeks now.